"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.

Idioms:

  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.